Purdue's Rapheal Davis goes up for two over Bucknell's Steven Kaspar Friday, November 9, 2012, at Mackey Arena at Purdue in West Lafayette. Purdue loss 70-65.

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Jeff Washburn

Rapheal Davis provided Purdue fans with a glimpse of his potential on Dec. 15 when he came off the bench for 21 second-half points in a loss to 21st-ranked Notre Dame.

In Saturday's 73-66 victory against William & Mary in Mackey Arena, the freshman guard from Fort Wayne found himself in the lineup with the game on the line and less than two minutes to play, a sure sign that he is gaining coach Matt Painter's trust.

Davis hit a pair of clutch free throws to give the Boilermakers a 68-64 lead and finished with seven points, four rebounds, an assist and no turnovers in 22 minutes. Three of his rebounds were ...